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Gervaise

1956, Movie, NR, 120 mins

Gervaise: Review

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Based on a Zola novel about the evils of alcoholism, Rene Clement's film shifts the emphasis from a study of life in a gin-house to the downward spiral of one of its poverty-stricken characters, Gervaise (Maria Schell). The time is the 1850s, the location is the poorest section of Montmartre in Paris. Only 18 years old, Gervaise already has two children by her lover, Lantier (Armand Mestral), who leaves her. She goes to a local bathhouse and learns that he has fled with Virg... read more leave a comment

Gervaise: Cast & Details

Year: 1956
Rated NR
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Cast
 Maria Schell: Gervaise Macquart
Francois Perier: Henri Coupeau
Suzy Delair: Virginie
Armand Mestral: Lantier
Jacques Harden: Goujet
Mathilde Casadesus: Mme. Boche

 

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